Appointments & Affiliations
- 2014 - now Professor, Canada Research Chair in Language & Multilingualism, Department of Psychology, McGill University
- 2021 - 2023 Associate Vice Principal Research, McGill University
- 2011 - 2023 Member, Executive Board & Axis Leader, Centre for Research on Brain, Language & Music, McGill University/UQAM/Concordia University/University of Montréal
- 2018 – now Associate Member, School for Communication Sciences & Disorders, McGill University
- 2016 - now Co-founder, Women in Cognitive Science - Canada, NSERC/CSBBCS funded
- 2013 - now Officer, Women in Cognitive Science, NSF funded
- 2007 - now Associate Member, International Laboratory for Brain, Music & Sound Research (BRAMS), McGill University/University of Montréal
- 2009 - 2023 Member, NSERC-Create Training Network in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience, Complex Dynamics
- 2006 - 2014 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, McGill University
- 2002 - 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, McGill University
Honors & Awards
- 2024 Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, & Cognitive Science (CSBBCS)
- 2024 Fellow (elected), Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
- 2019 - 2026 Canada Research Chair in Language & Multilingualism, Tier 1, SSHRC
- 2019 Richard C. Tees Distinguished Leadership Award, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, & Cognitive Science (CSBBCS)
- 2019 Fellow of the Society (appointed), Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, & Cognitive Science (CSBBCS)
- 2018 Executive Service Award, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, & Cognitive Science (CSBBCS)
- 2017 Feminist Mentoring Award, Section on Women & Psychology, Canadian Psychological Society
- 2003 - 2013 Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language and Memory, Tier 2, CIHR
- 2012 Women in Cognitive Science Mentorship Award, Minneapolis, MN ($2400)
- 2009 Visiting Scholar Award, ESRC Research Centre on Bilingualism, Bangor University, Wales, UK ($3000)
- 2007, 2009 Departmental Nominee, Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Associate Professor Level, Department of Psychology, McGill University
- 2005, 2006 Departmental Nominee, Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Assistant Professor Level, Department of Psychology, McGill University
- 2005 Nominated for Derrick and Thomson Awards for Excellence in Graduate Supervision, Department of Psychology, McGill University
- 2002 Member/Fellow, Psychonomic Society
- 2001 Fellow, Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College
- 1999 Young Investigator Award, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
- 1995 Dissertation Research Award, American Psychological Association
Editorial Service
- 2021 - 2026 Editor, Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology
- 2018 – 2021 Associate Editor, Journal of Experimental Psychology - General
- 2018 – 2022 Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, APA
- 2016 – 2019 Editorial Board, Bilingualism: Language & Cognition, Cambridge University Press
- 2015 – now Editorial Board, The Mental Lexicon, John Benjamins
- as of Jan 2020 Editorial Board, Psychological Science, APS
Education & Postdoctoral Experience
- 1998 - 1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital
- 1995 - 1997 Postdoctoral Fellow, Brandeis University, Volen National Center for Complex Systems
- 1989 - 1995 Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Cognitive, State University of New York, Binghamton
- 1985 - 1989 B.A., with Honors in Psychology, New York University
Web Coordinates
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- Google Scholar Profile
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- Personal Twitter: @debra_titone - DEACTIVATED
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